Homemade Sauces

One thing that we've had to do lately with the events of Laura's health with hypertension is monitor sodium intake. She's also developed a bad reaction to high fructose corn syrup, which we all should eliminate from our diets. Making a lot of the sauces we would normally buy has been both a money saver and a great idea all rolled into one general purpose. Cut the junk, quit eating fake ingredients, and stop eating artificial chemicals like preservatives. We have to control the garbage that enters into our bodies, know the ingredients that we are eating, and start controlling the amounts of stuff in our food. I love mustards, BBQ sauces, dressings, and many other things that are easy to make and we save a lot of money by making them at home. I've even ventured into making my own ketchup, mayos, and salsas. I've started pickling and canning to save a little because I can either spend $4 on a jar of pickles in the grocery store or I can spend $4 and make 4 jars of pickles using natural ingredients. That's right. No artificial garbage. And how does it taste? Much better than the stuff in the store. The main thing is finding a master recipe that works and just mess with it to tweek its characteristics to your liking. It might take a little experimentation, but overall, the idea is great. Spend $3.59 to $4 on a bottle of ketchup or spend less than 50 cents to make some of your own. I choose to spend the 50 cents. I have recipes for at least 30 BBQ sauces, 8 different dressings that we use all the time that include ranch and thousand island, ketchup, 6 mustards, mayo, teriyaki, buffalo sauce, hot sauce, a couple of sweet pepper sauces, and others. None of them have artificial garbage and they taste much better than what comes from the store. I emplore everyone to try making some of these ideas for your own. It's quite easy. Nothing is difficult. If you have questions about where to start, email me or send me a message on Facebook.